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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

censored spelling en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsɛn.sʌɾd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌsen.səd ˈspel.ɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • sĕn′sərd spĕl′ĭng
  • /ˌsen.səd ˈspel.əŋ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌsɛn.səd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, also)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌsɛn.səɹd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˌsɛn.səɾd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌsɛ(ː)n.sɜː(ɾ)ɖ ˈspɛ(ː)l.ɪŋ/ (India)

Meanings

  1. (Internet, countable, uncountable) A spelling of a word that was censored, possibly to reduce its shock value, to bypass a chat filter, and so on.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:censored spelling.

Forms

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censored spellings Number=Plur lexicographic